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FandangoNow Creates Playlists for San Diego Comic-Con
With Comic-Con in full swing in San Diego through July 21, FandangoNow, Fandango’s transactional VOD service, is hosting two new playlists devoted to fan favorites and genre films. Fandango correspondent Alicia Malone, author of the feminist film histories The Female Gaze and Backwards and in Heels, July 19 is moderating a Comic-Con panel entitled “The Future of Film is … Continue reading “FandangoNow Creates Playlists for San Diego Comic-Con”
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‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ Coming to Digital Aug. 13, Disc Aug. 27 From Universal
The family film The Secret Life of Pets 2 will debut on digital Aug. 13 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and on demand Aug. 27 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. From the studio Illumination (Despicable Me, Minions, Sing), the animated sequel features the pets and their growing families in a new chapter that explores … Continue reading “‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ Coming to Digital Aug. 13, Disc Aug. 27 From Universal”
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Netflix Rival BritBox Launching Q4 in the U.K.
As expected, British television rivals ITV and the BBC have signed an agreement to launch subscription streaming video service BritBox in the U.K. in the fourth quarter priced at £5.99 ($7.51) per month in HD and available across multiple screens and devices. Originally launched in North America in 2017 featuring British-centric programming from the BBC, … Continue reading “Netflix Rival BritBox Launching Q4 in the U.K.”
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HBO Max Announces Original Content Team
WarnerMedia July 18 announced the creative, business operations and strategy teams responsible for original programming and acquisitions for HBO Max – the media company’s pending subscription streaming video service launching in early 2020. The group of veteran executives, who has been involved in developing and producing film and television content for the past 30 years, … Continue reading “HBO Max Announces Original Content Team”
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Post Subscriber Hiccup, Netflix Piles Praise … on HBO
After disappointing Q2 subscriber growth numbers, Netflix senior management on the fiscal webcast took the high road deflecting the subscription streaming service’s first domestic quarterly decline (since 2011) while adding only half of projected international subs. CEO Reed Hastings said it might be easy to “over-interpret” the lack of sub growth but that under similar … Continue reading “Post Subscriber Hiccup, Netflix Piles Praise … on HBO”
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Netflix Vows to Stay Ad-Free
Netflix July 17 put to rest speculation it plans to incorporate advertising into programming similar to what Hulu does. With the SVOD pioneer spending billions annually on content, Wall Street analysts have suggested Netflix would roll out an ad-supported viewer option to generate incremental revenue to help pay for it. CEO Reed Hastings put a … Continue reading “Netflix Vows to Stay Ad-Free”
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Netflix Q2 Sub Growth Stalls; Posts First Domestic Sub Loss
In a surprise, Netflix July 17 disclosed it added just 2.7 million subscribers in the second quarter, ended June 30. The sub growth was barely half the 5 million subscribers added in the previous-year period. In the shareholder letter, CEO Reed Hastings said the service expects to grow its sub base by 7 million paid … Continue reading “Netflix Q2 Sub Growth Stalls; Posts First Domestic Sub Loss”
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Cinedigm and Jungo TV Bow OTT Channels on Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Streaming Service
Cinedigm and Jungo TV July 17 announced the launch of their digital-first linear channels — Combat Go and Asian pop culture network Hallypop – on Sinclair Broadcast Group’s ad-supported streaming service, STIRR. Combat Go and Hallypop are available now, joining Cinedigm networks CONtv and Dove Channel, which launched on STIRR earlier this year. Combat Go … Continue reading “Cinedigm and Jungo TV Bow OTT Channels on Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Streaming Service”
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Nielsen: Media Choice Abounds, But Many Americans Stay With What They Know
NEWS ANALYSIS: One of the biggest challenges facing media consumers today is finding something to watch or listen to. Can that be right? After all, we live in a time where thousands of content choices are merely a click or swipe away. As hard as it is to fathom, it’s not uncommon for scenarios of … Continue reading “Nielsen: Media Choice Abounds, But Many Americans Stay With What They Know”
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‘Stranger Things’ Remains Most Popular TV Show on Parrot Analytics’ Demand Charts
Netflix’s “Stranger Things” remained No. 1 on not only Parrot Analytics’ digital originals rankings the week ended July 13, but also the data firm’s overall list of TV series from any platform, including broadcast and cable, for the third straight week. A “digital original” is a multi-episode series in which the most recent season was … Continue reading “‘Stranger Things’ Remains Most Popular TV Show on Parrot Analytics’ Demand Charts”
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Analyst: Netflix to Weather Content Migration — For Now
With Netflix set to release second-quarter (ended June 30) financial results on July 17, Michael Pachter, analyst with Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles and longtime Netflix bear, contends the subscription streaming video pioneer will add 5.3 million subscribers, including 300,000 in the United States. The tally surprisingly exceeds Wall Street consensus and Netflix’s projection of … Continue reading “Analyst: Netflix to Weather Content Migration — For Now”